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PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular Afrikaans toilet humour…
PlacePella
In the mid-1880s a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely no idea what they were…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
“People who come here say how alive this place is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
Bookmarked by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important exhibition of the 1990s”, the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, which opened on…
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
After the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is vital to understand deep structural barriers…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
The places we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we grew up and where we live are important because we learn from the people who live there with us,…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations. In…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
Despite the vast literature on Nelson Mandela, the qualities that his leadership comprised has been surprisingly neglected. If we are to learn from Mandela, we…
EventSA's first official commercial airline service is launched
Major Allister Mackintosh Miller secured a government subsidy and introduced the first official commercial air service in South Africa under the name of Union…
Book launch: Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim
For over three decades, the remarkable story of Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Special Operations Unit has remained largely untold. Formed under the direct command of ANC…
Checkmate for apartheid? July 199 1 - June 1992
… organised and trained hit squads stretches back to the 1970s, but it was only in the dying days of the 1980s that …
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… in 1986, to which we have referred: "When in the 1970s, we in Sweden began to pursue the issue of unilateral …
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983, Maputo
… : I think that in the 1960s and at the beginning of the 1970s this was a factor, but in 1975 we resolved the issue. …
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons: Oliver Tambo, 29 October 1985, London
… the apartheid regime about. They have said during the 1970s already that unless the Pretoria regime changes there …
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
With special reference to the campaigns in Britain by the Anti-Apartheid Movement Paper prepared for the United Nations Unit on Apartheid in 1971 1 The…
ArchiveBibliography by Howard Barrell
This bibliography includes all books, articles and primary material referred to in the text and footnotes, as well as a few additional works which were…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
Key Words: Can Themba, Apartheid, Writer in Exile, Drum Magazine Born: 1924 Marabastad, Pretoria Died: 1968 Swaziland Education: High School, Polokwane …
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
The woman accusing South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape is being cross-examined in court. The judge has agreed to the defence's request to…
PlaceRondebosch
In 1657 a group of four free burghers were granted land in an area south of Table Bay at the Cape of Good Hope. Jan van Riebeeck, the Dutch commander at the…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
On 4 December 1981 Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Mooki Molapo, told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign…
EventIconic musician, John Lennon, was shot dead outside his New York apartment
At approximately 11:00 PM, John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back as he entered his luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Lennon's…
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
From 1976 to 1996, political violence in KwaZulu Natal led to 11 700 deaths and the displacement of up to 500 000 people. The organization and savagery of the…
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
Political leader, Walter Ulyate Sisulu was born in the Engcobo area in the Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu worked as a miner, baker's assistant, domestic…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
Sally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top-50 all-time players and teachers, was born in Cape Town on 12 October 1951. By the…
PlaceSahlumbe
Sahlumbe, a Settlement along the Tugela River, about 23km from Weenen and on the edge of Msinga which was a District, established in the former Homeland of;…
PlaceLouw House Museum, Sutherland
A literacy Museum in the House where two famous, Afrikaans poets and writer brothers, N.P van Wyk Louw and W.E.G. Louw, were born. There are very Interesting…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
An Invitation to a Gripping True StoryJoin us for an exclusive evening at Ike's Bookshop, Durban's beloved independent book haven, to celebrate the launch of…
EventEmily Chinea is the first woman to be officially executed in SA
Emily Chinea became the first woman in the Free State and South Africa to be officially executed after being found guilty of murdering her husband. The Star of…
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
Two members of the banned liberation movements, Harry Gwala, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zephania Mothopeng a member of the Pan…